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Recognised as Colour

#8B90AF

  • #8B90AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#8B90AF is a blue with RGB values 139, 144, 175 and HSL 232°, 18%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#8B90AF#8B90AF
HEX#8B90AF
RGBrgb(139, 144, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5451, 0.5647, 0.6863
RGB percentages54.5%, 56.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(231.7, 18.4%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.7, 20.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK20.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,146,543
CSS custom property--colour: #8B90AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.71:1
Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#746F50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8893B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#8690AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#83959Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.2Slate grey · ΔE 12.1Gray · ΔE 18.8Light steelblue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 19.5Dark grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFAA8B
Analogous#8BA2AF, #988BAF
Triadic#AF8B90, #90AF8B
Split complementary#AF988B, #A2AF8B
Tetradic#AF8BA2, #AFAA8B, #8BAF98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E7ED
Lighter +20%#C7CAD9
Lighter +10%#A9ADC4
Darker −10%#6D739A
Darker −20%#575C7D
Darker −30%#42465F
Darker −40%#2D3041
More saturated +25%#737EC8
Less saturated −25%#9D9D9D

Channel breakdown

R139
G144
B175
Red139 (54.5%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue231.67°
Saturation (HSL)18.37%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 8B · G 90 · B AF

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